Airfix DH Tiger Moth II Craftmaster, 1/72, 4-29
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$18
Great colorful 1960s artwork of a pilot and his instructor making a low pass at the airfield. Very nicely molded and detailed kit. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions. NOTE: instructions are photocopies
Constructo Viking Ship, 80416
Wood and Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$28
Makes a perfect first wooden ship kit. Measures 9.6 inches long when assembled. Features a wooden hull that is completely carved, shaped and drilled (ready for paint), die cut wooden parts, other wood parts as required, plastic oars, colorful pre-printed sail, glue, paint, full size plans, rigging diagram, step-by-step illustrated instructions and colorful shields. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes and instructions and plans.
Kraft Systems 3 Inch Standard Width Neoprene Wheels Puncture Proof
Other Materials, Box Condition: VG+
$16
Never used. Includes two 3 inch diameter rubber tires of standard profile (width) with injection molded centers, 9 plastic wheel hubs and 7 hub screws (still sealed). Never used and complete.
AFV Club US Marines LVTP5A1 Nam Landing Vehicle Tracked Personnel, 1/35, AF35022
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc
$38
Still factory sealed. Very well detailed and molded armor kit with decals for US Marines or Republic of China, sectional type tracks, opening hatches and more.
Encore Type D / Type L / Type S Soviet Submarines Fleet - Includes All 3 Subs, 1/400, 8001
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
$19
Three very nicely molded full-hull sub kits with full decals. Includes display stands. The kits have never been started. All parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Marvel Douglas A-20 A Combat Planes of America, 1/64
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
$22
Rare kit from 1942. This is a scale, solid wood kit. It features balsa wood, very thick and heavy printed cardstock parts, cardboard template, heavy cardstock props, full size plans with more templates and construction notes. A very simple kit that requires serious carving and shaping skills, but typical of the time! Complete and never started. The paint scheme shown on the aircraft is the pre-war variety. Marvel was a popular manufacture with a large line of army vehicles, tanks of all nations, aircraft and more.
Revell 1915 Fiat Tourer - Highway Pioneers, 1/32, H55-89
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$42
1953 early issue molded in red acetate plastic. This kit has never been started. All parts are still sealed in the factory 'crinkle' bag with instructions. This is from the issues produced with Gowland & Gowland as it carrier their 'balloon' logo on the side. Before the 1950s 'model building' never made the top 10 list of boy's activities. Hobbies were nothing new to America in the 1930s/40s, but they were not mainstream. Shortly after the turn of the century, many dedicated modelers built flying or static airplanes, ship, train, automotive or other subjects. Basic kits existed, but the majority of these models were built from scratch, which demanded a high talent level developed from years of experience. That changed in the early 1950s. The phenomenon of the Revell/Gowland & Gowland 'Highway Pioneers' car kits was a significant force in proving that model building as a hobby could have mass appeal, provided that the kits were easy enough to build and finish. These 1/32 scale vehicles could be built in an hour after dinner and looked much like the real car. The Highway Pioneers series lead to the production of other subjects in plastic and the effect was revolutionary. By the early 1960s, model building was the #1 past time of American boys.
Lindberg Lockheed Vega Winnie Mae - Post's Round the World Record Setting Aircraft, 1/48, 533-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$46
Original 1950s issue with fantastic Ray Gaedke box art. In 1931, Post and Gatty flew the Vega 'Winnie Mae' around the world in 8 days, 15 hours and 8 minutes for a new world record. In 1933 Post tested a gyroscope automatic pilot and radio direction finder in another record flight lasting 7 days, 18 hours and 45 minutes. This aircraft is now in the Smithsonian Museum. Vegas did see military service, with a few operated by the RAAF, Spanish Republic Air Force, and USAAC. (This kit does not include military decals.) Kit features moving control surfaces, cockpit, rotating prop and wheels and clear display stand. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete including decals and instructions.
Airfix THREE DeHavilland DHC-1 Chipmunk, 1/72, 134
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$26
SALE! Includes three kits in one incorrect makeshift box. Please read the condition carefully as two of three have 'professional' quality assembly as follows: Kit #1, mint and never started Kit #2, minor interior paint; fuselage halves assembled; seats to floor; wing halves assembled. Kit #3, completely built except for the canopy. Painted to 'very good' but not professional standards. The actual aircraft are inventoried complete with all parts, decals and at least one set of instructions included. NOTE: if any kit came with a display stand, then that stand is missing.
Hasegawa British Aerospce Sea Harrier FRS Mk.1 - Royal Navy RNAS Yeovilton / No. 801NAS HMS Invincible / No.899 NAS HMS Hermes 1982 / No.809 NAS HMS Illustrious 1982, 1/72, 606
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: NM
$20
From excellent, newer molds and features all fine recessed panel lines, 76 pieces, good cockpit detail, optional position canopy, pilot figure, boarding ladder, refueling probe, drop tanks, AIM-9L Sidewinders, 1000 lb bombs, Sea Eagle ASM, optional position air brake and more. With decals for all the aircraft listed. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Hasegawa IAI Kfir C-2 - Markings For Two Different Isreali Air Force Versions, 1/72, 608
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$20
Features very good cockpit, opened or closed canopy, boarding ladder, centerline and wing drop tanks, air-to-air missiles and more. Includes markings and paint guide for two different aircraft. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Lindberg F-80C Shooting Star - (P-80), 1/48, 500-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
$59
From the 1950s and with wonderful artwork. The hardbox is in 'excellent+' condition with great color and gloss. Molded in the correct gloss silver and clear with the early O-lin style two-piece, teardrop-based stand. The kit has not been started and is complete with all parts, decals and instructions. Paul Lindberg got his start in 1930s model aviation by designing, building and flying stick and tissue aircraft. His plans appeared in Popular Aviation magazine and he soon made a name for himself. When injection molding showed the way to increased kit sales in the late 1940s/early 1950s, he quickly teamed up with Mr. Olsen to create 'O-lin' models. Ray Gaedke was one the the early artists for O-lin, and he help pioneer dramatic and colorful box artwork. In the early 1950s Paul Lindberg was running the company and had the logo changed to his name. The first logo was circular, with 'Lindberg' in middle and 'Products' 'Incorporated' arched across the top and bottom. The second logo is the 'Yellow Square' that is on this kit. Ray Gadke continued his bold and colorful artwork for Lindberg and did this F-80C boxart as well.
CA Atkins Phonix D-I / D-II, 1/72
Metal Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$34
Rare, limited issue, very high quality cast metal kit. Has parts for either D-I or D-II variants. Includes full instructions. Never started. The parts are still in the factory sealed bag.
Sealsmodel Mikasa Pre-Dreadnought Battleship, 1/700, SMP0013800
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$38
Very highly detailed and finely molded waterline model. Never started and inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. Mikasa was the only ship of her class and took part in the Russo-Japanese war. In the late 1890s the Japanese shipyards were not quite yet ready for such a project, so the Navy contracted with Vickers in Great Britain to build this ship, which is actually a highly modified Formidable class. Mikasa saw a great amount of action at Port Arthur and the Battle of the Yellow Sea. She was preserved as a museum ship in 1923. Mikasa suffered from neglect during and after WWII, but was restored to her former glory in the 1950s after a campaign led by the Japan Times and Admiral Chester Nimitz. The Mikasa is the only surviving pre-dreadnought in the world.
Pegaso Piaggio P-149 - (ex Lindberg ex Busch), 1/135, 108
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc
$28
Still factory sealed. From original Busch molds that had been reissued by Lindberg during the 1960s as part of a dual small scale kit. For such a small detail and older kit, it is nicely molded and has a clear canopy and full landing gear.
Blue Rider Oeffag Albatros D.III (253 Series) - Conversion Kit - Bagged, 1/72, BR101
Vacuform Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed
$10
Still factory sealed. Very high quality conversion kit. Finely molded vacuform parts with recessed panel lines. Includes full interior. Has metal detail parts parts (engine, wheels, prop, exhaust and more) and decals for four aces aircraft.
Cleveland 1936 Caudron Racer - Balsa Flying Model Airplane Kit, 1/16, SF-63
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$89
This is a Cleveland 'SF' or 'Scale Flying' model in museum scale of 1/16. This is the earlier simple cardboard box with the silver printing. All Cleveland kits were exceptionally complete and this one is no exception. Features very high quality balsa printwood and strip wood, covering material, highest quality plans, all parts required for assembly and decals (if issued with the kit). The model has not been started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts and instructions. The Cleveland Model and Supply Company played a pivotal role in the development of true scale models. In 1909 Bleriot's English Channel flight caused a surge in aviation and model aircraft around the globe. Several companies were ideally positioned to take advantage of the aviation craze. In the USA, Wading River Manufacturing Co. (1909), White Aeroplane (1911), Ideal Model Aeroplane (1911), Broadfield Model Aeroplanes (1919) were among these pioneers, offering everything from plans and parts to complete kits and ARF models. Lindbergh's 1927 crossing of the Atlantic Ocean caused an even bigger world-wide phenomenon called "The Aviation Craze" that extended up to the start of World War II. Many companies such as Megow, Guillow's and others started right around the time of Lindbergh's flight. Some of these models flew and flew well, but they all had one thing in common - were generally not accurate scale representations. In 1929, a youngster named Ed Packard had a very advanced dream- to produce incredibly accurate, true scale models that flew perfectly. This radical idea established the world's longest running single-owner (77 years) model airplane business- Cleveland Model and Supply Company. To this day, Cleveland models are treasured as the most accurate flying scale models produced. The fact that Mr. Packard started and successfully grew this business during The Great Depression is a testament to his ideals and business skill. I highly suggest the excellent book called 'Aviation's great Recruiter- Cleveland's Ed Packard' by H.L. (Herm) Schreiner. It is an excellent history of the man, his company and the times of the Golden Age of Model Aviation.
Supermodel C.R.D.A. Cant Z 1007 bis Alcione Monoderiva, 1/72, 10-005
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
$38
Single vertical stabilizer variant of the Z 1007. Nicely detailed and molded for that time. Never started. All parts are still in the factory sealed bag.
Roseplane Nieuport 27 C.1 - French and RFC WWI Fighter, 1/72
Resin Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$24
Very high quality cast resin kit. Includes all necessary parts and instructions. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes instructions. The Nieuport 27 C.1 served in limited numbers with the French Air Force. 71 French-built machines with Lewis machine guns were sold to the Royal Flying Corps in the summer of 1917. The RFC version is the one modeled. Includes painting color information. Please note that some small parts were not included by Roseplane; you will need to supply these from your spares box. For example, I see all major airframe parts included but do not see any cockpit or prop.
Maly Modelarz Polish Armored Car Wz28 - (Wz-28), 1/25, 5-87
Cardstock Paper Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$16
Heavy cardstock, quality paper model kit that is completely pre-colored. Includes numerous detailed assembly drawings and full instructions (in Polish). Google Translate works great for this - I typed in a few lines and got English instantly. The kit has never been started and is complete and uncut. The scale is a guess only; several builders on-line have also reported it to be this scale.